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Letter

Adam Berel Wetstein
Saturday 07 September 1996 23:02 BST
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Peter Hennessy questions why the English resist change ("A very peculiar inheritance", Review, 1 September). Fifteen years ago, English Canada refused to adopt the metric system while French Canada had no trouble. Last October a mirror replay took place in England. The English resist change because the French don't.

Adam Berel Wetstein

Downsview, Toronto

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